Trikala Aries B.C.

Aiolos Trikalon B.C. (alternate spellings: Aeolus, Trikala; Greek: Αίολος Τρικάλων), previously known for sponsorship reasons as Trikala Aries, was a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Trikala, Greece. The club is named after Aeolus.

Aiolos Triklaon
Leagues	Greek B Basket League
Founded	1993; 31 years ago (1993)
History	Aiolos Trikalon B.C. (1993–2012) Trikala B.C. (2012–2013) Trikala Aries B.C. (2013–2018) Aiolos Trikalon B.C. (2019—2021) Aiolos/Gomfoi (2021–2022)
Arena	Trikala Municipal Sports Hall
Capacity	2,500
Location	Trikala, Greece
Team colors
Championships	Greek 3rd Division (1) Greek 4th Division (2)
Website	trikalabc.gr
Home Away

Branding

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  The club's Aiolos Trikalon B.C. logo (1993–2012).
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  The club's Trikala B.C. logo (2012–2019).
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  The club's Aries Trikala B.C. logo (2012–2019).
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  The club's Aiolos Trikalon B.C. logo (2019–present).

History

The club was founded in 1993, under the name Aiolus Trikalon Basketball Club. During the 2008–09 season, Aeolus failed to achieve a promotion place in their league, and to qualify to the Greek B League (3rd-tier division on the Greek basketball pyramid). However, in the subsequent 2009–10 season, Aeolus managed to qualify.

In the next season, 2010–11, they finished in 9th place in the Greek B League. In 2012, the club changed its name to Trikala Basketball Club, abbreviated as Trikala B.C., and it then competed in the Greek Second Division, for the first time, during the 2012–13 season.^[1] In 2013, Greek company Aries became the official name sponsor of the team, and the team became known as Trikala Aries.

The club competed in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, for the first time, in the 2013–14 season. During their first season in the top level Greek League, Trikala finished in 11th place. Following the 2017–18 season, the team had financial difficulties and had to disband. The team returned for the 2018–19 season, once again under the club's original name of Aiolos Trikalon. In 2022 the club merged with Ikaros Trikala, and the new club has the name Trikala Basket.^[2]

Arena

Trikala plays its home games at Trikala Municipal Sports Hall, which has a seating capacity of 2,500.^[3]

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Greek Cup	European competitions
2006–07	5	ESKA A Category	3rd
2007–08	5	ESKA A Category	3rd
2008–09	4	C Basket League	2nd
2009–10	4	C Basket League	1st
2010–11	3	B Basket League	9th		1st Round, MD 2
2011–12	3	B Basket League	1st		2nd Round, MD 1
2012–13	2	A2 Basket League	2nd	21-5	2nd Round, MD 3
2013–14	1	Basket League	11th	9–17	2nd Round, MD 1
2014–15	1	Basket League	12th	8–18	2nd Round, MD 2
2015–16	1	Basket League	9th	9–17	2nd Round, MD 3
2016–17	1	Basket League	10th	10–16	2nd Round, MD 1
2017–18	1	Basket League	14th	4–22	2nd Round, MD 1
2018–19	-	-	-	-	-
2019–20	4	C Basket League	1st	15–2

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

• Greek 3rd Division

Champions (1): (2011–12)

• Greek 4th Division

Champions (2): (2009–10, 2019–20)

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Trikala Aries B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age	Head coach   vacant Assistant coach(es)   vacant Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: August 4, 2020

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Greece

•   Georgios Georgakis
•   Michalis Giannakidis
•   Sotiris Gioulekas
•   Nikos Kaklamanos
•   Nestoras Kommatos
•   Marios Matalon
•   Steve Panos
•   Sofoklis Schortsanitis
•   Georgios Tsiaras
•   Alexandros Varitimiadis
•   Kostas Vasileiadis

Europe

•   Gilvydas Biruta
•   Slaven Čupković
•   Oleksandr Lypovyy
•   Uroš Petrović
•   Justin Robinson
•   Ovie Soko
•   Marko Tejić
•  -  Angelo Tsagarakis
•   Hörður Vilhjálmsson
•   Alexander Lindqvist

USA

•   Kwame Alexander
•   Kelsey Barlow
•   Nate Bowie
•   Brandon Brown
•   Mike Caffey
•   Demitrius Conger
•   Alex Harris
•   David Haughton
•   Justin Ingram
•   Paul Jones
•   Lamond Murray Jr.
•   D. J. Richardson

Rest of Americas

•   Junior Cadougan
•   Patrick Ewing Jr.
•   Kentan Facey

Africa

•   Kenny Kadji

Head coaches

Kostas Flevarakis   Konstantinos Papazoglou   Ioannis Kastritis   Kostas Mexas

Sponsorship names

For sponsorship reasons, the team has been known as:

• Trikala Aries (2013–2018)

Other Sponsors

• Gold Sponsor: Olympos
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
• Official Sponsor: Mikel Coffee Company
• Official Supporter: Hondos Center

References

1. OnSports.gr Αίολος Τρικάλων: Μετονομάστηκε σε Τρίκαλα BC. (in Greek)
2. [ https://trikalasportiva.gr/trikala-basket-to-onoma-pou-proekipse-apo-tin-sigchonefsi-eolou-gomfon-ikaron/ Το όνομα που προέκυψε από την συγχώνευση Αιόλου - Γόμφων - Ικάρων trikalasportiva]
3. Να... τριτώσει το καλό (in Greek).

External links

• Official Website (in Greek)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile
• Official YouTube Channel